Foggy start, scattered afternoon showers and storms

AM Headlines:

• Foggy Start
• Scattered Showers
• Storm Chances Linger
• Saturday Cold Front
• Drying Out Sunday

We’re stuck in a holding pattern today as a stalled front continues to hang over the Carolinas. The front, along with the ground being saturated from yesterday’s rain and storms is causing patchy dense fog across the foothills and into the Piedmont this morning. Some spots are down to less than 1/4 a mile of visibility and a Dense Fog Advisory may be issued if it lingers past sunrise. As we head into the afternoon, scattered showers nad a few storms will pop up again, especially along the higher terrain and areas where we see a break in the clouds. The front itself is south of the area, but weak disturbances aloft and leftover moisture will trigger more showers and storms. We’re not loioking at anything severe, but some heavy pockets of rain will be possible.

Clouds will remain stubborn through Thursday with a wedge like setup keeping things cool and gray. Highs will top out in the low to mid 70s with better rain chances near and south of I-85. Things will begin to warm up Friday as the front lifts north, setting the stage for more late day storms. Our next real change will arrive Saturday with a cold front. This will bring the best shot at more organized showers and storms. While the severe threat remains low, we could see a few stronger storms with gusty winds or heavy downpours.

We’ll begin to dry out Sunday into next week. Temps will fall into the mid 70s Sunday, before warming back into the low 80s by the early part of the next week.